Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 6:30pm - 7:45pm

Allison Petrus-Wilkins will conduct a discussion of "The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green.

“What makes this novel compelling is not a thrill-a-minute plot but the authenticity of characters deeply engaged in trying to live ‘forever within the numbered days.’ John Green deftly mixes the profound and the quotidian in this tough, touching valentine to the human spirit.”

Friday, June 14, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy an old man, who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood. Starring Clint Eastwood; Rated R.

Join Mary Krauze for thought-provoking discussion of themes, characters, and plot. Light refreshments will be served.